Duplessis files bill for legislative pay raise

Sen. Ann Duplessis, D-New Orleans, would like legislators to make at least $70,000 a year, a more than triple the current salary of $22,800 for lawmakers.

The higher salary figure is based on the pay of a consultant who makes $35 an hour working 40 hours a week, Duplessis told The Times-Picayune in an April 2 article. Lawmakers already make $143 a day when attending sessions and official meetings between sessions, as well as 48.5 cents a mile for travel expenses.

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